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Isle of Dogs (2018)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
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Overview

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate

Overview

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central narrative explicitly critiques authoritarian political corruption, environmental degradation, and the suppression of scientific truth, championing youth-led activism and collective action to restore justice and ecological balance.

The movie features a visibly diverse human cast, predominantly Japanese, though the primary non-human characters are voiced by a majority white cast. The narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities, with a white character playing a positive, pivotal role in the story's resolution.

Secondary

Isle of Dogs does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a boy's quest to find his dog amidst a canine exile, exploring themes of loyalty, political corruption, and human-animal bonds without engaging with queer identity.

Isle of Dogs does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is centered on a dystopian future where dogs are exiled, and a boy's quest to find his pet, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity present in the story or character portrayals.

The film features several female characters, both human and canine. While the dogs participate in group confrontations, no individual female character is depicted as physically defeating one or more male opponents in close-quarters combat. Human female characters are not involved in physical combat.

Isle of Dogs is an original story with no pre-existing source material, prior installments, or historical figures. All characters were created for this film, meaning none had a previously established gender to be swapped.

Isle of Dogs is an original story with characters created specifically for the film. There is no prior source material or established canon where any character's race was different from their portrayal in the movie.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.8
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7.8

Critic Ratings

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9.0
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8.2

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